Area Companies Secure Intelligence Funding

Scottsboro, Alabama
January 10, 2009

Huntsville, AL (January 10, 2009) Innovative Signals Technology (ISigTech), a leading provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) products, and Pikewerks Corporation, a leading provider of computer security products and anti-tamper solutions, announced today that they have been awarded research and development funding from the Department of Defense to provide secure SIGINT capabilities in support of border security and counterterrorism initiatives. This effort will provide Intelligence Community (IC) and law enforcement customers with a cost effective solution that incorporates advanced SIGINT technology with built-in state-of-the-art electronic security protection.
Innovative Signals Technology, LLC (ISigTech) is a SBA HUBZone certified small business based in Northeast Alabama that designs and develops state-of-the-art software and hardware products for the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) market. Founded in 2003 by former US Intelligence Community professionals with over 30 years of operational experience, ISigTech is comprised of technical and operational professionals that are experts in the areas of data acquisition, signal processing, signals analysis, and information assurance. ISigTech's products and services focus on creating modular, scalable and versatile SIGINT solutions that enable customers to rapidly respond to tactical and strategic intelligence requirements. The Company's primary products are - KODIAK, provides a common, open architecture for automated signal processing, analysis and data management and consolidates all critical components of the SIGINT process into one easy-to-use software application; and ENCORE, a cost effective, high performance wideband collection system that uses the latest Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology to target and process wireless communications within a COTS architecture. For more information visit www.isigtech.com.

Pikewerks Corporation is a Huntsville, Alabama based woman owned company that specializes in advanced research and development of computer security software. As of 2008, Pikewerks maintains two completed products: Electronic ArmorTM, software based capability that protects programs from unauthorized access, reverse engineering and signature detection; and pH5TM, a forensics tool designed for live, in-memory, analysis of an operating system and running processes. Several additional products, including a secure appliance, data/database security mechanism, hypervisor protection scheme, autonomic kernel application, anti-forensics capability, data watermarking feature and situational awareness apparatus are in various stages of maturity.

Pikewerks was formed in 2003 and currently employs 25 field specialists. The management team consists of experienced project management professionals and research engineers. The company's founder and CEO was Deputy Director of Research for The Sytex Group Inc before starting Pikewerks. She has over 10 years of experience in computer security. The Pikewerks development team includes highly skilled kernel level programmers and computer security experts, many with masters and/or doctorates in computer science, most of whom have both government and commercial experience.

Pikewerks offers innovative, one of a kind, capabilities and solutions that seamlessly integrate into its customer's production processes and operations. Furthermore, the products and services have been created by a "trusted" group of developers; which gives Pikewerks an added competitive advantage and its customers an increased level of security. Pikewerks intends to become a leading provider of computer security solutions that are ready for mass commercialization to government and commercial clients. For more information visit www.pikewerks.com.